THE THONG PHA PHUM Provincial Court in Kanchanaburi has asked the Appeals Court to rule whether the poaching case involving construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta could be handled by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases Region 7, raising a wide discussion among the public about whether or not that could be done by law.

THE NATIONAL Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has assessed the damage allegedly caused by construction magnate Premchai Karnasuta and three other suspects to the ecology of Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary to be worth Bt12.75 million, a source said yesterday.

Social media are in uproar, mainstream media are full of lurid headlines, protesters are on the streets, walls are covered with representations of black leopards and the authorities are throwing the book at him, together with anything else they can lay their hands on.

Ballistic trajectory tests were conducted in Kanchanaburi’s Thung Yai Naresuan Sanctuary on Monday as part of the investigation against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and his three companions, accused of illegal hunting in the area.

On Friday, police filed their second 12-day detention request against the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc, Premchai Karnasuta, as the first detention round for interrogation was due to end today.

A FORESTRY reformer has expressed concerns about the safety of Thung Yai sanctuary chief Wichian Chinwong and his subordinates after they arrested the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), Premchai Karnasuta.

A forestry reformer has expressed concerns about the safety of Thung Yai chief Wichian Chinwong and his subordinates after they arrested the president of the Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), Premchai Karnasuta.